R 132016Z APR 11
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ALMAR 012/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS//
SUBJ/CALENDAR YEAR 2010 MARINE CORPS SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  I HAVE APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BOARD THAT SELECTED RECIPIENTS OF THE 2010 DOUGLAS A. ZEMBIEC AWARD AND THE 2010 MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (MARSOC) NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (NCO) CRITICAL SKILLS OPERATOR (CSO) OF THE YEAR AWARD.  THE RECIPIENTS ARE:
A.  2010 DOUGLAS A. ZEMBIEC AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP IN SPECIAL OPERATIONS:  CAPTAIN MATTHEW H. LAMPERT, 1ST MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS BATTALION, MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS REGIMENT, MARSOC.  THIS AWARD IS PRESENTED ANNUALLY TO A MARINE OFFICER WHO BEST EXEMPLIFIES OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AS A TEAM LEADER IN THE MARSOC COMMUNITY.  THE AWARD IS NAMED FOR AND PRESENTED IN MEMORY OF MAJOR DOUGLAS A. ZEMBEIC, U.S. MARINE CORPS, WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN IRAQ IN MAY, 2007.
B.  2010 MARSOC NCO CSO OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP IN SPECIAL OPERATIONS:  SERGEANT RYAN STRICKLAND, 3D MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS BATTALION, MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS REGIMENT, MARSOC.  THIS AWARD IS PRESENTED ANNUALLY TO THE MARINE NCO WHO BEST EXEMPLIFIES OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AS A TEAM MEMBER IN THE MARSOC COMMUNITY.
2.  CONGRATULATIONS TO CAPTAIN LAMPERT AND SERGEANT STRICKLAND.
3.  AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED ON 5 MAY 2011 DURING THE MARINE CORPS ASSOCIATION GROUND AWARDS DINNER.  INFORMATION AND COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR ATTENDANCE WILL BE PROVIDED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
4.  SEMPER FIDELIS, JAMES F. AMOS, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//